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"I had the idea to phone all our season-ticket holders. I didn’t actually realize we had quite so many.” — Bob Gunton, director of English fifth-tier team Gravesend & Northfleet FC, who called the club’s 210 season-ticket holders to inform them the team’s game against Morcambe FC would kick off 30 minutes earlier because of […]

Carlos Cordeiro is the first independent director appointed to U.S. Soccer’s Board of Directors. The three “independent director” positions were created at last year’s AGM, when the organization’s Board of Directors was reduced from 40 to 15. Cordeiro was appointed in a vote of U.S. Soccer’s membership at its Annual General Meeting held last weekend […]

The U.S. under-17 and under-16 girls national teams are assembling at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., where they will host Germany’s under-17 national team. The U.S. U-17s and U-16s will meet March 2 before each facing Germany’s U-17s twice March 4-7. Illinois powerhouse Eclipse Select leads all clubs five five players among the […]

USL founder and president Francisco Marcos was awarded the U.S. Soccer Werner Fricker Builder Award, which is presented annually to an individual who has worked tirelessly in furthering the interest of the sport of soccer. The award is designed to honor those who have created or fostered programs that will outlast their own active involvement […]

Before playing a game for the New York Red Bulls, goalkeeper Nick Rimando was traded to Real Salt Lake in exchange for future considerations. Rimando, who had played two seasons with the Miami Fusions and five with D.C. United, came to the Red Bulls by way of Salt Lake, which needed him back after keeper […]

Brian McBride scored his 9th goal of the season, but Fulham fell, 2-1, to Manchester United, for which Cristiano Ronaldo‘s scored the late gamewinner. McBride played 79 minutes, Carlos Bocanegra went the distance in central defense; and Clint Dempsey, a 71st minute sub, was one of the Cottagers Ronaldo evaded on the way to scoring […]

"I wasn’t waving at anyone. It was five fingers for five trophies we have won in two and a half years; Premiership, Premiership, Carling Cup, Carling Cup and Community Shield. Next time, maybe I will use another hand." — Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho on his five-finger salute following Chelsea’s 2-1 League Cup final win over […]

The U.S. under-23 national team tied Japanese club Rosso Kumamoto in the second and final game of the team’s stay in japan. UCLA’s Sal Zizzo set up New England Revolution draft pick Adam Cristman for a pair of goals before Rosso Kumamoto, which is a third-tier JFL team, came back with goals in the 82nd […]

Chelsea won the first trophy of the English season when it beat London rival Arsenal, 2-1, in Sunday’s League Cup final marred by an ugly brawl that saw three players sent off near the end of the game. Teenager Theo Walcott put Arsenal ahead in the 12th minute, but Chelsea star Didier Drogba responded with […]